NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (PTI): Core infrastructure industries grew by 6 per cent in December 2009 against a meagre 0.7 per cent growth a year ago reflecting recovery in the industrial production.
Six key sectors - crude, petroleum refinery products, coal, electricity, cement, finished steel - showed a growth of 4.8 per cent in April-December 2009 against 3.2 per cent in the corresponding period last year, an official statement said today.
These sectors have a weight of 26.68 per cent in the country’s total industrial output.
Finished steel and crude oil turned the table, expanding by 9.6 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively in December, against contraction of 8 per cent and 0.3 per cent last year.
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